Comments on: Joe Mauer: signs of offensive lifehttp://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/19/joe-mauer-signs-of-offensive-life/
Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball.Tue, 03 Mar 2015 20:19:42 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: cowdisciplehttp://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/19/joe-mauer-signs-of-offensive-life/comment-page-1/#comment-165405
Tue, 19 Jul 2011 16:25:51 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=72292#comment-165405You’re wrong. Here are the positional adjustments used in WAR, which are based on the average offensive production at a given position:

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Tue, 19 Jul 2011 16:04:53 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=72292#comment-165395Corner infield spots and corner outfield spots are typically the big power hitting positions. The middle infielders, center fielders, and catchers are typically light hitting with good gloves. I don’t know how you can compare third base with second base production.
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Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:40:46 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=72292#comment-165379I don’t understand how the “corner infielder” perception keeps itself going. Third and first are not at all similar in terms of typical offensive production. Third is similar to second, not first. There’s a huge difference.
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Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:43:23 +0000http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=72292#comment-165348It’s good to see Mauer finally starting to get healthy and produce offensively, but he will never live up to the contract he signed last offseason. His value is primarily as a catcher, where he is great defensively and offensively, but if he is moved to first base or third base, he loses his value. His offensive numbers are superior to all catchers, but just above average for your prototypical corner infielder.
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